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[Question] Can RGUI bitmap font support more languages?

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Description

I am thinking to add more language coverage to the bitmap font used by RGUI. I saw the font is just a bmp image https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libretro/RetroArch/master/gfx/drivers_font_renderer/bitmap.bmp

Is it possible to extends the bmp to support more languages? like Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.?

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Research direction

Start with gfx/drivers_font_renderer/bitmap.bmp and determine how RGUI uses it for glyph coverage. Clarify which languages must be supported and how bitmap changes would be validated; the issue names no implementation file or tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
frontend, internationalization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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